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I have a concern and am to totally lost (woman) and not ashamed to admit it.. but I recently moved from Colorado where I bought my 03 mustang to Indiana . I've noticed since Ive been here, that she is slower to respond (When i step on her) and slugish. Does anyone have an idea on what could be the issue ? Thanks in advance
 

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Hello Midget,

I've moved your thread into the SN95 forums. Here, you'll find the folks that know your car best.

Good luck!
 

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Hello Midget,

I've moved your thread into the SN95 forums. Here, you'll find the folks that know your car best.

Good luck!
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Thano you
 

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How many miles are on it and what kind of maintenance schedule do you keep? My sis used to live in CO for about 10 years and am familiar with the altitude there. Could be that your car is adjusting to the change.
 

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I've got 92,000 on it and have only owned it for about a year.. last oil change was right before I left... I added a fuel injector cleaner on my last tank.. while I was in Colorado oil change around 3,000 miles..
 
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Try to change the air filter and clean the throttle body, MAF, and IAC and see if that helps.
 

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Before all of that, I might try resetting the KAM, running it for a day or two then pulling codes.

Disconnect the battery over night.
Reconnect when you're about ready to drive it.
Pull codes after 30 ish miles and see what crops up.
 
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midgetemuscle said:
I have a concern and am to totally lost (woman) and not ashamed to admit it.. but I recently moved from Colorado where I bought my 03 mustang to Indiana . I've noticed since Ive been here, that she is slower to respond (When i step on her) and slugish. Does anyone have an idea on what could be the issue ? Thanks in advance
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Could be the elevation changing the fuel mixture. How much different was the change? I no I have to change things on my snowmobile when going from wi to mountains in colorado. Or even driving to ca last year my car had no power in the mountains.
 

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Could be the elevation changing the fuel mixture. How much different was the change? I no I have to change things on my snowmobile when going from wi to mountains in colorado. Or even driving to ca last year my car had no power in the mountains.
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"If" everything is working like it's supposed to be then barometric pressure is measured at start up. The EEC should be adjusting for differences in elevation each and every time that the ignition switch is turned to "on".

There are a group of things that can cause the symptoms given by the OP.

1 or more o2 sensors out of range
MAF sensor dirty/bad
Baro/MAP sensor out of range
TPS sensor malfunction

The change in elevation by itself, shouldn't be causing the symptoms given by the OP. Normally I would say, "Just pull codes" but it seems like this has been going on for a while. By giving the EEC a reset then allowing it time to "re-learn", you should be able to get an idea of where to look by seeing what the EEC has to say about driving around locally.

It's very possible that for whatever reason, the EEC is going into 'limp' mode. It can be caused by a number of things as well.

It may be worth investing into a hand-held code reader or at minimum, finding a local shop or store that will pull the codes for free. Many parts stores will do this for you with the idea that they're going to get parts sales as a result.


On another note: Midget... When was the last time the car had a good tune up?
 
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